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idGen classes and other generated css questions

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    • January 11, 2020 at 7:47 am #1222298
      Jim Swift
      Participant

      I have a couple of questions about the HTML and CSS files generated by InDesign.

      The context is that I am in the process of developing a standard CSS file that can be used to give a standard look to the epubs that I am making from IDML files.

      The idGeneratedStyles.css includes the “Testing.css” that I include in the export, but adds 2 fonts that I find puzzling.
      Calibri Light and Minion Pro were added with @font-face, but I cannot find any mention of either of these in the InDesign Document

      Also can someone point me to some tutorials/documents about how best to use Dreamweaver to work on the files in an unpacked epub.
      I’m experimenting with Calibre and Sigil, but then remembered that I did use Dreamweaver, just a little, 10 or more years ago and that might be an option as I develop a standard css file.

      Many thanks.
      Jim
      https://js-ca.net

    • January 11, 2020 at 9:50 am #14323305
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      There’s not a lot of detailed information out there. You can find some information at epubsecrets.com and also some information in the EPUB courses by Anne-Marie Concepcion at LinkedIn Learning (nee Lynda.com)

      As for those mysterious fonts, I would check every and all paragraph and character style. The Calibri is probably something that came from an imported Word doc. Minion Pro is part of Basic Paragraph Style.

    • January 11, 2020 at 5:42 pm #14323302
      Jim Swift
      Participant

      Many thanks, David, particularly about the Minion Pro being in a Para Style,
      It turns out that Calibri was also in an overlooked Para Style.

      It would be helpful if there was an option to use Find Font to search through styles as well as the document.

      I’ve seen a number of references to people using Dreamweaver to fine-tun their epubs, but no specific information about how they do it. There is quite a lot of info about using Calibre and Sigil because those are only used for that purpose. Might be easier just to stick with one of those?

      Thanks again for the quick reply.

    • January 12, 2020 at 6:22 pm #14323296
      Jim Swift
      Participant

      Further, I do not know I missed this earlier but I just found Anne-Marie Concepción’s tutorial on using Dreamweaver to Edit Epubs. Yeah? :-)

      Thanks for prompting me to look again at Lynda.com… David.

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